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Offline jather

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foid for bullets
« on: November 15, 2010, 04:49:27 PM »
just tried to buy blem bullets from midsouth. went to checkout, all ok, then asked for foid card. nothing like bureaucracy to stifle business. stupid me, i didn't remember having to foid for just bullets, ammo yes, bullets no. getting real intolerant of stupidity in my later years. jather.
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Re: foid for bullets
« Reply #1 on: November 17, 2010, 01:35:03 AM »
  That does sound a little crazy but I'm not surprised.
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Re: foid for bullets
« Reply #2 on: November 21, 2010, 01:44:45 PM »
They are asking for it for reloading components now, not just powder and primers.

I don't like it either. We have to go through a background check to get the card then when we try to buy a firearm there's a waiting period and another background check.

Just another way for them to tax us.
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Re: foid for bullets
« Reply #3 on: November 22, 2010, 05:33:07 AM »
A FEW YEARS AGO I WENT TO BUY MY SON A RED RIDDER BBGUN TOLD ME I HAD TO COOL DOWN FOR 24 HRS BEFOR I COULD PICK IT UP AT WALLY MART I TOLD THEM TO WELL YOU KNOW
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Re: foid for bullets
« Reply #4 on: November 26, 2010, 07:38:55 PM »
update on bullet purchase. called order phone line, and lady tells me no, don't need foid for components and takes my order. should be here in a few days. why the flag on the website? go figure, jather.
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Re: foid for bullets
« Reply #5 on: November 28, 2010, 11:43:39 AM »
It might be because of Chicago/cook county. >:(

I ordered ammo one time and they didn't want to ship it to me because I live in cook county, buI'm not in Chicago so they eventually sent it through after I sent them a copy of my FOID.
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Re: foid for bullets
« Reply #6 on: January 01, 2011, 09:01:10 PM »
you have to present a foid for just about anything that goes boom, and even a few things that don't.  Most places will card you for buying M/L sabots and powder,  and there was a store that got busted for selling a bb gun to an undercover state cop,  so you have to have a foid for bb guns as well.
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Re: foid for bullets
« Reply #7 on: January 02, 2011, 02:02:04 AM »
What is foid?

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Re: foid for bullets
« Reply #8 on: January 02, 2011, 02:12:29 AM »
FIREARM OWNERS IDENTIFICATION CARD  it looks like a drivers license we need it  to buy guns amo  :'(
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Re: foid for bullets
« Reply #9 on: January 02, 2011, 02:44:22 AM »
never heard of FOID, bet it will be nationwide soon tho.stuff like that always sneaks up on yu.
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Re: foid for bullets
« Reply #10 on: January 02, 2011, 03:01:32 AM »
Seems to create more problems then is solves, I will pass on the foid for now.

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Re: foid for bullets
« Reply #11 on: January 02, 2011, 03:45:10 AM »
Even though the fee is nominal, 15 bucks and it's good for ten years, it's just a backdoor way to tax us. If I buy a gun I still have to have a background check so what's the point of the card?
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Re: foid for bullets
« Reply #12 on: January 02, 2011, 06:34:57 AM »
just another way for idiot congress men to try and control us,  and it doesn't really help anything, but causes headaches for us that follow the law, while the criminals are still getting guns and ammo off the street and killing innocent law abiding  citizens
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Re: foid for bullets
« Reply #13 on: January 02, 2011, 07:27:18 AM »
I had a similar occurrence with Sptsmn Guide when buying or attempting to buy a knife. They would not sell to me. There is no restrictions here in CT but they think that there is. They just don't care to update, research and correct there regs that don't need my business.

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Re: foid for bullets
« Reply #14 on: January 02, 2011, 07:39:38 AM »
Actually, now that I think about it, what is the point of a FOID card?  If they do background checks and have waiting periods, what is the point?  It makes zero sense.  I could see if the point was the issue it once for one background check which would reduce the future costs of numerous background checks, but alas we live in the communist state of IL where anyone south of Chicago is considered a bunch of rednecks. 

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